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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Europe” means a handful of countries, for instance, France, UK, and Germany. These results are consistent for both US-based and Europe-based VC firms. We think not. .

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Find an Angel Investor, Without Going Through Hell

Startup Professionals Musings

This is perhaps the most reliable source of information on angel investor groups across the world, and the software is used by most of the other angel organizations mentioned below for deal flow. It boasts 595 member-managed groups and VCs, 30,203 investors, and 2,900 new company applications a month. Keiretsu Forum.

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5 Flocks Of Investors Looking For An Enticing Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. They claim to have already raised over $560 million for 1400 startups, primarily in the US and Europe. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups. Keiretsu Forum.

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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

The firm attracts deal flow by promising a decision (positive or negative) in under 2 weeks, with minimal paperwork and without repeating due diligence. Another example is Correlation Ventures ($300M+ AUM), a VC firm which co-invests in financings with at least one other new outside VC.

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Flocks of Angels, and All You Need is One

Startup Professionals Musings

As a member of the selection committee on one of these local organizations, I use Angelsoft on the investor side to review business plans, deal flow, and help orchestrate presenters at monthly meetings of the local organization. You can then begin your application to one or more of these organizations right on the same screen.

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Snowflakes in the Valley: What Happens When 40 Nordic Entrepreneurs Visit Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

This makes for a more fluid deal flow, with more standardized and competitive terms, with more contacts and experience on top. In 2009, business angels invested 160 times more than their counterparts in continental Europe. It is also unclear whether we have any superangels (e.g. we don’t).

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Finding The Right Angel Investor For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. They claim to have already raised over $560 million for 1400 startups, primarily in the US and Europe. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups. Keiretsu Forum.